Mill Plain Pit & Plant Metal/Non-Metal

EE WAS WELDING ON A FRONT END LOADER BUCKET THROUGHOUT THE DAY, EE WAS WEARING A WELDERS HELMET, BUT WOKE DURING THE NIGHT WITH EYE PAIN SUFFERING FROM WELDERS FLASH, EE WENT TO A CLINIC WHERE THEY APPLIED OINTMENT TO EYES

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN ELECTRIC HAND GRINDER ON A LOADER BUCKET. IN THE PROCESS OF GRINDING, THE GRINDER BLADE KICKED BACK ON HIM AND STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE. THE RESULTING LACERATION WAS WASHED OUT AND STITCHED AT AN EMERGENCY CLINIC.

EE WAS USING HIGH PRESSURE FIRE HOSE TO CLEAN UP AROUND CRUSHER. THE HOSE SPLIT AT POINT OF ATTACHMENT TO NOZZLE & SENT SPRAY INTO HIS FACE CAUSING HIS TO DROP HOSE. THE HOSE BEGAN WHIPPING AT GROUND LEVEL & STRUCK THE MAN ON THE BACK OF HIS CALF & ANKLE.

THERE WAS NO ACTUAL ACCIDENT. EE SAID THAT ON THE DAY FOLLOWING HIS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE REPAIRING A ROCK CRUSHER HE EXPERIENCVED PAIN IN HIS WRISTS AND HANDS. THERE WAS ALSO SWELLIN G OF HIS HANDS.

EE WAS RIGHTENING A BOLT WITH A CRESCENT WRENCH,. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT AND STRUCK EE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE. EE SUSTAINED A LACERATION. EE WENT TO A CLINIC AND HAD THE LACERATION CLEAN ED AND STITCHES.

EE WAS WORKING ON ROCK CRUSHER MAINENANCE JOB. HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND RING FINGER WITH A HAMMER HE TORE OFF THE FINGERNAIL & BRUISED IT BADLY. HE WAS TOLD ICE & ELEVATE HIS HAND

EE WAS WORKING AS PLANT OILER. HE WAS WORKING ON THE GROUND WHEN A ROCK BOUNCED OFF A SCREEN AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SHOULDER. EE SUFFERED BRUSING TO THE LEFT SHOULDER.

EE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN ON OR ABOUT 10/19/98. THE PAIN PERSISTED FOR ABOUT A WEEK SO SHE HAD HER BACK EXAMNINED. SHE WAS ORIGINALLY DIAGONOSED AS HAVING A LUMBO SACRALSTRAIN. A SUBSEQ UENT EXAM SHOWS A POSSIBLE HERNIATED DISC. THEREWAS NO ONE INCIDENT CAUSING THE INJURY EE BELIEVES IT WAS CAUSED BY DRIVING OFF ROAD VEHICLE OVER ROUGH ROADS

IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL SCREEN UP ONTO A CATWALK IN THE BUCKET OF A FRONT END LOADER, ONE OF THE MEN RECEIVING THE SCREEN ON THE CATWALK WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT FOREARM. THE THE EMLOYEE RECEIVED A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED A COUPLE STITCHES. HE WAS ALSO GIVEN A TETANUS SHOT.

EE WAS WORKING BEHIND A ROCK HOPPER THAT WAS BEING FED WITH A FRONT-END LOADER. AS THE LOADER DUMPED A BUCKET FULL OF ROCK INTO THE HOPPER A ROCK FELL OVER THE BACKSIDE OF THE HOPPER & STRUCK THE EE ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD. EE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT AT THE TIME. EE EXPERIENCED NECK PAIN & DOUBLE VISION.

EE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF GRAVEL SCREEN CLOTH OUT OF A FRONT END LOADER BUCKET. HE SAID HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. EE WAS TAKEN IN FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT AND TREATED FOR A MUSCLE STRAIN.

DRIVER WAS TURNING IN TO LOAD WHEN STEER TIRES HIT SOFT HOLE JERKING STEERING WHEEL, CATCHING THUMB AND BENDING IT BACK ABRUPTLY, CAUSING SEVERE STRAIN TO THUMB, FOREARM AND SHOULDER ACHE.

EE WAS WORKING IN CRUSHER FEEDER TO DISLODGE ROCKS. IN THE PROCESS OF PRYING ROCKS FREE EE WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT FOREARM BY FALLING ROCK. EE WAS TREATED FOR A MINOR ABRASION & X-RAYED & RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY. THE ACCIDENT WAS TREATED AS FIRST AID & NOT REPORTED TO MSHA AT THE TIME. HOWEVER, THE EE SAID HE EXPERIENCED NUMBNESS IN THE ARM AS TIME WENT ON & SELF-REFERED TO A DR.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO LOOSEN ROCKS THAT HAD BECOME WEDGED IN A CRUSHER FEEDER. ONE OF THE ROCKS FELL, STRIKING THE PRYBAR. EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE CHEST WITH THE PRYBAR.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF STEEL AND REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY BUT WAS UNABLE TO WORK DUE TO PAIN. HE WENT TO A CHIROPR ACTOR FOR TREATMENT OF A STRAINED MUSCLE.

EE WAS LIFTING CUTTING EDGES FOR A LOADER BUCKET AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. INITIAL EXAM SHOWED NO APPARENT DAMAGE OTHER THEN A SLIGHT STRAIN. EE PAIN CONTINUED HOWEVER AND SUBSEQU ENT EXAMINATION SHOWED A POSSIBLE SPRAINED ROTATOR CUFF OR A.C. JOINT DAMAGE EE HAS BEEN OFF WORK FROM 3-19-97 TIL THE PRESENT 3-28-97.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A BEARING RACE FROM THE END OF A CONVEYOR RETURN ROLLER.THE METAL INSERT POPPED OUT HITTING WORKER IN THE FOREHEAD.WORKER BECAME DIZZY AND SUFFERED A HEADACHE.X-RAYS AND ME DICAL EXAM FOUND NO APPARENT INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGE ON A MOTOR GRADER. HE WAS PRYING THE CUTTING EDGE UP WITH A PRY BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE CUTTING EDGE FELL ON HIS FINGER, CUTTING IT. THE CUT REQU IRED SUTURING.

EE WAS CLEANING ROCKS OUT FROM UNDER CRUSHER AND CONVEYOR. HE WAS BENDING AT THE WAIST. HE WAS BACKING OUT AND RAISED UP BEFORE GETTING CLEAR OF CONVEYOR FRAME. HE HIT THE BACK OF HIS ON THE F RAME, STRAINING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

A PIECE OF LUMBER USED FOR BLOCKIGN BECAME DISLODGED, FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE BEHIND LEFT EAR CAUSING A CONTUSION AND SMALL INNER EAR PERFORATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER OF A CAT MOTOR GRADER. HE SLIPPED ON THE RUNG OF THE LADDER AND CRCKED HIS KNEE ON THE FRAME OF THE CAB.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A PLUGGED CONE CRUSHER. IN THE PROCESS OF DOING SO HE SLIPPED AND CRACKED HIS NECK AGAINST A METAL SURFACE. EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN BUT ASSUMED PAIN WOULD GO AWAY IN TIME. IT ID NOT GO AWAY AND EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION APPROX. ONE MONTH LATER. X-RAYS SHOWED THREE COMPRECCED VERTEBRAE. EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATED ON OCT. 29, 1992.

EMPL CUTTING A GASKET OFF A HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE.THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE GASKET AND CUT G FINGER.

EMPL ASSISTING IN CLEANING UNDER A TRUCK SCALE.WHILE DRAGGING A PIECE OF RUBBER BELTING BACKWARDS ACROSS THE SCALE DECKING, THE EMPL STEPPED INTO AN OPEN MANHOLE. INITIAL DIAGNOSIS -BRUISED T AILBONE BUT LATER X-RAYS REVEALED A RUPTURED DISK.EMPL WAS OPERATED ON 6-24-92 AND IS OFF WORK FOR FIRST TIME SINCE ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SPRAY PIPES OFF WITH A TORCH. HE SET THE TORCH DOWN TO CHANGE POSITION AND LOST HIS BALANCE. IN ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN BALANCE HE PUT HIS HAND DOWN ACCIDENTALLY IN FRONT OF TH TORCH RESULTING IN 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE TRACK ON A CAT 225 BACKHOE.WHILE IN A SQUATTING PSOTION HE TURNED AND REACHED FOR A TOOL.HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPL CLIMBING DOWN LADDER,FOOT SLIPPED FROM LADDER RUNG,TRIED TO REGAIN BALANCE,HIT ELBOW AGAINST ANOTHER LADDER RUNG.ELBOW BECAME SWOLLEN WITH DECREASED RANGE OF MOTION.

TWO MEN WERE CHANGING A RETURN ROLL (APPROX. 80 LBS.) ONE LOST HIS GRIP CAUSING THE ROLL TO TEETER OVER A PIECE OF IRON: THE INJURED EMPLOYEE'S THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLL & A METAL RAIL ING.

EMPL WAS WORKING ON SAND SCREW. HE SLIPPED & TURNED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER ASHAKER SCREEN PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, SOME MATERIAL FELL OFF THE SCREEN WITH A PARTICLE OF ROCK OR SAND LODGING IN HIS EYE. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN AN ABRA SION TO THE EYE. MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED.

EMPL STEPPED ON ROCK AND TURNED HIS ANKLE STRAINING IT BADLY.

EE WAS CUTTING RUBBER BELTING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF THE BELTING THE KNIFE CONTINUED ON CUTTING THE ARM NOT HOLDING THE KNIFE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER FROM A CATWALK. IS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE TOP RUNG TO THE NEXT RUNG DOWN. HE FELT IMMEDIATE PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF A ROLL CRUSHER. HE WAS MOVING A SMALL HYDRAULIC JACK. HE DROPPED THE JACK ON HIS TOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A FRONT END LOADER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING STEERING WHEEL AT THE INJURED EMPLOYEE S DIRECTION I NAME WAS PINNED BETWEEN WHEEL AND FRAME OF THE LOADER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON RADIAL ROCK STACKER. HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL ROLLED OVER THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING WITH ANOTHER WORKER REPAIRING THE CRUSHER.THE OTHER WORKER DROPPED A PIECE OF IRON HE WAS CARRYING.THE EMPLOYEE INJURED JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY,TRIPPED AND FELL ON HIS SHOUL DER DISLOCATING3IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS JU8T STARTING TO CLIMB DOWN FROM A CAT 769 DUMP TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND FELL 7 TO 8 FT TO A CONCRETE FLOOR HE SUFFERED CRACKED RIBS AND TORN CARTILAGE IN THE RIB CAGE

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING MATERIAL FROM A CONVEYOR WITH A PRY BAR HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN PRY BAR & CONVEYOR DOCTOR X-RAYED SUTURED & DRESSED FINGER (LEFT INDEX)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A SCREEN ON THE CRUSHING PLANT HE WAS BRACINAL HIMSELF AGAINST A SCREEN THAT MOVED CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL HE STSTAINED A CUT BELOW THE RIGHT KNEE KNEE THE DOCTOR X RAYED AND IMMOBILIZED HIS LEG